It’s getting chilly right here in Cocktail Towers so we’re gravitating in direction of the rum nook of our cocktail cupboard. Our first overview sees us warming up with Rum Union, a brand new product from the Holyrood Distillery in Scotland (!), earlier than we succumb to the tropical warmth present in La Hechicera Rum, hailing from sunny Colombia.
We’ve at all times appreciated the appear and feel of velvet as a cloth however the brand new bar on the Corinthia Lodge in London, takes our love of Velvet to a different stage. Examine in for reside music, lush interiors and a shocking cocktail record from Salvatore ‘The Maestro’ Calabrese and his proficient group. Then there’s our ebook overview, the intelligent Pour Me One other by J.M. Hirsch – we urge you to dive in to find your new favorite drink.
Lastly, we meet up with Leo Robitschek, Vice President of Meals & Drinks at Sydell Group. Tune in to listen to how he rose from medical pupil to Bar Director at Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park and Managing Associate of Meals & Beverage at NoMad Lodge, in addition to getting his prime recommendations on making drinks for the Vacation season.
The Cocktail Lovers podcast, Episode 6, Season 4 – hear right here!
What we’re mixing:
Candy Manhattan
Components:
50ml rye whiskey or bourbon
25ml candy vermouth
2 dashes Angostura fragrant bitters
Maraschino cherry to garnish
Technique:
Add elements to a mixing glass crammed with ice. Stir till chilled. Pressure into a calming cocktail glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry pierced on to a cocktail stick.
Meet up with all earlier episodes of The Cocktail Lovers Podcasts:
The Cocktail Lovers Podcast Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4
The Cocktail Lovers theme music is by Travis ‘T-Bone’ Watson
Speaking prime suggestions and Thanksgiving cocktails with Leo Robitschek
From the library…
What we’re tasting…
The place we’ve been…
NoMAD Eggnog Recipe (serves 20)
Components:
6 eggs, separated
8 oz sugar
16 oz cream
32 oz milk
2 oz Frangelico
4 oz Chivas 12 yr
6 oz Michters bourbon
6 oz Martell Cognac
6 oz Havana Membership Selecion de Maestros rum
1 entire nutmeg
Technique:
Place the egg whites in a 5-quart bowl and the egg yolks in a separate 5-quart bowl. Add 6 ounces of the sugar to the bowl with egg yolks, then whisk till the yolks flip pale yellow and thicken. Whisk within the cream, adopted by the milk, Frangelico, whisky, bourbon,Cognac, and rum. Grate the nutmeg excessive and whisk till mixed.Add 2 ounces of sugar to the egg whites and whisk till stiff peaks kind. Slowly whisk within the egg yolk–spirits combination. Reserve in an hermetic container, refrigerated, for as much as 2 months. When able to serve, pour a serving right into a single rocks glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
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